The Harvest Christian Academy Lions are taking a road trip to face off against the St. Francis Spartans at 4:30 p.m. on Wednesday. Harvest Christian Academy will be looking to extend their current six-game winning streak.
Harvest Christian Academy is headed in fresh off scoring the most runs they have all season. Everything went their way against Alden-Hebron on Tuesday as they made off with a 16-1 victory. The team's explosion at the plate also rewarded the Lions with their most commanding win of the season.
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Harvest Christian Academy got a massive performance out of Ben Mitchell, who went 2-for-4 with one home run, four RBI, and one stolen base. The Lions are undefeated when Mitchell posts three or more RBI, but 5-6 otherwise. Kyle Ziebell was another key player, going a perfect 2-for-2 with four RBI, two runs, and one stolen base.
Harvest Christian Academy was getting hits left and right and finished the game having posted a batting average of .652. The last time their batting average was this high was back in April of 2024.
Meanwhile, St. Francis came tearing into Tuesday's contest with five straight wins (a stretch where they outscored their opponents by an average of 9 runs), and they left with even more momentum. They came out on top against the Lions by a score of 12-8. That's two games straight that the Spartans have won by exactly four runs.
Harvest Christian Academy pushed their record up to 8-6 with the win, which was their fourth straight at home. The home victories came thanks in part to their hitting performance across that stretch, as they averaged 10.3 runs over those games. As for St. Francis, their record is now 10-3.
Harvest Christian Academy couldn't quite finish off St. Francis in their previous meeting back in May of 2024 and fell 7-5. Can the Lions avenge their loss or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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